Lilongwe vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$251
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$942
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
17
😀 Quality of life
29
50
🏙️ Population
989K
6.71M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 37% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8094th and 6021st ($587 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1 months in Yancheng. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Yancheng ranked 136th in China, while ranked 8818th and 6705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Yancheng

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Lilongwe Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$16158

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$693
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$691
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$644
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$672
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$664
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$693
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$659
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$623
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$635
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$627
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$651
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$620
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$645
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$571
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$623
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$658
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$581
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$636
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$633
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$644
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$643
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$789
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$587
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$678
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$602
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$590
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$725
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$663
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$657
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$550
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$708
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$798
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$726
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$674
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$523
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1030